History Film / TheGreyFox

* CanadaEh: The majority of the film takes place in the town (now city) of Kamloops in British Columbia or the vicinity thereof. References are also made to the cities of Montreal and Winnipeg, and the North-West Mounted Police, the predecessor to the modern-day Royal Canadian Mounted Police, appear in the film's climax.

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* SceneryPorn: There are some very nice shots of the BC countryside.

* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Calhoun suffers from lung disease as a result of heavy exposure to coal dust in the local mine.

After his release from prison in 1901, Miner (Farnsworth) wanders around, a man out of place in the new century, until he sees one of the first films, ''Film/TheGreatTrainRobbery'', and is inspired to copy it in real life. After a couple unsuccessful attempts, he successfully robs a train and hides from the law in a mining town in British Columbia, becoming a respectable resident. There, he meets and falls in love with early feminist and photographer Katherine Flynn (Burroughs). He considers settling down with her, but one last robbery proves to be his downfall.

* IllMan: Calhoun suffers from lung disease as a result of heavy exposure to coal dust in the local mine.

* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:Miner is arrested a second time and extradited to the U.S. for his prison sentence, but escapes and is never seen again afterwards, leaving his eventual fate unknown.]]

''The Grey Fox'' is a 1982 Canadian biographical Western film directed by Philip Borsos and starring Creator/RichardFarnsworth, Jackie Burroughs, and [[Series/TheRedGreenShow Wayne Robson]]. It is based on the true story of Bill Miner, an American stagecoach robber who staged Canada's first train robbery on September 10, 1904.

* CanadaEh: The majority of the film takes place in the vicinity of the town of Kamloops in British Columbia. References are also made to the cities of Montreal and Winnipeg, and the North-West Mounted Police, the predecessor to the modern-day Royal Canadian Mounted Police, appear in the film's climax.

* CanadaEh: The majority of the film takes place in the vicinity of the town of Kamloops in British Columbia. References are also made to the cities of Montreal and Winnipeg, and the North-West Mounted Police, the predecessor to the modern-day RCMP, appear in the film's climax.

* RunForTheBorder: After one of his first train robberies ends in failure, Miner flees to the Canadian border in order to escape prosecution. Once in Canada, he settles in the town of Kamloops, BC, adopting the pseudonym of "George Edwards".

* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:Miner is arrested a second time and extradited to the U.S. for his prison sentence, but escapes about a year into his sentence and is never seen again afterwards, leaving his eventual fate unknown.]]

* OddCouple: Shorty is a meek, somewhat naïve simpleton. Miner is a quintessential GentlemanThief. Together, they rob trains.

* StayInTheKitchen: The editor of the local newspaper subscribes to this mindset with regards to Kate, and refuses to publish her article. Immediately, she treats him to [[TranquilFury an understated but well-deserved]] [[TheRasonYouSuckSpeech "Reason You Suck" Speech]].

''The Grey Fox'' is a 1982 Canadian biographical Western film directed by Philip Borsos and starring Richard Farnsworth, Jackie Burroughs, and [[Series/TheRedGreenShow Wayne Robson]]. It is based on the true story of Bill Miner, an American stagecoach robber who staged Canada's first train robbery on September 10, 1904.

''The Grey Fox'' is a 1982 Canadian biographical Western film directed by Philip Borsos and starring Richard Farnsworth, Jackie Burroughs, and Wayne Robson. It is based on the true story of Bill Miner, an American stagecoach robber who staged Canada's first train robbery on September 10, 1904.